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Williams, Alex

The Talent Thief: An Extraordinary Tale of an Ordinary Boy

303 pp. | Philomel | June, 2010 | Trade ISBN 978-0-399-25278-5 $16.99
(3) 4-6 "Ordinary" Adam tags along with his talented sister as she attends a summit for gifted kids. There Adam discovers that the summit's organizer is using a mysterious creature to steal the children's talents. A stand-in for readers who see themselves as ordinary, Adam will pull readers into his intriguing tale as he turns nothing-special into extraordinary.
Reviewer: Betsy Murray

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